Shuttle peg or tong



Dec. l, 1931. F, CROSSLEY 1,834,334

SHUTTLE PEG OR TONG Filed Sept. 22, 1930 D B A "b Figi 10B 'A INVENTOR Patented Dec. 1, 1931 FRANK cRossLnY, F TODMORDEN,=ENGLAND SHTTLE yEGoR Tous` Application filed September 22, 1930, Serial No.

This invention relates to shuttle tongs, pegs, pikes or skewers for holding cops' ofweft for weaving, whether directffrom spindles and without tubes or on paper or other tubes or pirns or bobbins. Y

Tongs as upv to the present constructed, that is with a bow spring of half round or other section wire all along the stem and fastened at the point by brazing do not adapt themselves to the dierent bores of cops and therefore allow some cops in part or wholly to slip orf when weaving, thus causing waste of weft, stoppage of looms, and inferior cloth, nor do they satisfactorily hold the paper and similar tubes on which cotton, silk, whether artificial or natural, and other weft is now often wound, and large quantities of pirns or bobbins made from wood or I similar material are splity owing to the stems of these tongs not being suiificientlyyielding. Moreover the springssoon break away from the main part of thetongs and large quantities of tongs are regularly being repaired. K Y

The obiect of the invention is to make tongs which will rarely break, to eliminate there*- pairing, and be so `flexible in gauge as to need less eiort'by weavers to put cops, or tubes or pirns on to them and as to adjust themselves to any bores or cotton orV other cops in general use and fit them so well from end to end and thereby hold them all along the bore in such a way for weaving as to lessen waste and to be even in taper all along the stem so that weft from cops will be delivered with less variation in tension and so cause more even cloth to be woven, also to hold the tubes, pirns or bobbins firmly without damaging them.

According to this invention the flexibility, Y spring, outward pressure or expansion to give the grip required' for holding the cops, tubes, pirns and the like on the tong. is obtained by using thin sheet steel or other sheet or strip which may be wound round upon a stem or core or upon itself toform a scroll spring of one or less or more coils, the spring varying in width according to the length of cops, or length of bores of tubes or pirns 50 it is required to hold, and being fastened by into which the edge of the spring steelstrip i 483,435, ma; in ceat Britain october 9, 192e).l

soldering, braz'ing, welding, pinning, presj sure'lor otherwise into the heads of thetongs, or th'eheads may be east on the scroll or stems f and vso make lcomplete tongs. H The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings [Figsl 14,'2 and 3 `are side elev'ationsand transverse seotionshowingsolid forged stem slotted to'receive the edge of the spring steel' Figs.V 4, 5 and 6 are .side elevation transverse sections showinghollow, tubular stem slottedto receive the edge of the spring! steel strip. t f j v (Figs. 7 and 8l are side elevation and-perf spectiye view showing solid forged lstem with spring steelstrip-riveted thereto. Figs. 9 and 10are side elevation and trians-z verse section showingl tong constructedlaof spring steel strip wound upon'itself without 'a stem orcore-inthe, formof a" scroll 'spring.'y Y

` llis an enlarged view of cupo'pla'ced overpointq.. g ,l f: Inthe form shown in Figs. 1, Zand S'the scroll spring A is. formed from af strip a of 'Spring' Steel coiledy arounda stem or vcore BfVV The .stem or core B is forgedsolid of suitable taper with a slit or slot b fromje'ndto end a is inserted and secured by'welding,l solder- 1 ing, or'brazing'or. by compressing the edges of the slit. 'The steel strip a is subseouiently coiled onev or more times aroundthe stemor core B to form the requ'iredispring. I,The stem B may be forged aspart ot'v head'C or may be cast welded or otherwise secured thereto. j `f In the form shown in Figs. 4', 5 and 6 the scroll spring A is formed from a strip a of spring steel coiled around a. stem or core B, the stem or core B is formed tubular with a slit or slot b from end to end into which the edge of the/steel strip a is inserted and secured being bent at right angles. The steel y 'strip a is subsequently coiled one or more times around the stem or core B to form the required spring. The tubular stem or core B is splayed at the end at @and the head Gis cast upon it or the head may be made in two loo parts and welded together with the splayed end of the tube B between them.

In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the scroll spring A is form-ed from a strip a of spring steel coiled around a stem or core B. The stern or core B is forged solid of suitable taper with a flat b1 from end to end upon which the spring steel strip a is secured by rivets or by welding, soldering or brazing The steel strip a is subsequently coiled one or more times around the stem or` coreV B to forin the required spring. The stem B may be forged as part of head C or may be'cast' welded or otherwise secured thereto. l

In the Vforin shown in Figs. 9 and l0 the scroll spring A is formed from a strip a of spring steel A coiled upon itself without a core and is secured in a recess in the head C n by welding, soldering or brazing or vthe head may be cast on. Y

In another forni the stem or core may be made of two half round parts and the edge of the spring steel strip fastened between them by rivets or by welding, solderingl or brazing and the strip subsequently coiled one or more times around the stem or core to form the required spring. Y

In another form a tube may be used split one or moretiines or have a relatively wide slot or slots longitudinally or otherwise the full length or shorter.

In any of the`v constructions described, a cap D may be placed over the end of the stem or core or over the end ofthe coiled spring and secured thereon to form a smooth point as shownin Fig. 11. l

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A shuttle tong, peg, spike or slrewer constructed with a Vforged stem formed .with a longitudinal slit or slot, a spring steel strip secured therein and coiled into arlongitudinal scroll spring 'around the stem substantially as described.

2. A lslnittle tong, peg, spike or skewer construct-ed withaA hollow tubular stern formed withv a longitudinal slit .or slot, a spring steel strip secured therein and coiled into a longitudinal scroll spring around the stem substantially ,as described.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand.

FRANK CROSSLEY. 

